A passenger who made a hoax bomb call because he was late for a flight from Gatwick to Los Angeles on Norwegian was jailed last week for 10 months. Jacob Meir Abdellak, a French national, caused a 90min delay to the aircraft.

The Luxury Travel Fair, presented by Condé Nast Traveller magazine and offering what organisers say is an unrivalled collection of immersive and tailor-made luxury travel experiences on the market, returns to London’s Olympia from 1-4 November.

Concern over the future direction of Air France-KLM continued over the weekend as French unions expressed outrage over the appointment of former Air Canada executive Benjamin Smith to head the airline group.

More heavyweight criticism of immigration queues at Heathrow, including from airport CEO John Holland-Kaye, was voiced last week in the wake of British Airways chairman Alex Cruz’s attack in The Times (BTN 13 August).

Passengers on the forthcoming world’s longest flight will be given special “wellness” meals and other benefits to allay the effects of ultra-long-range (ULR) travel thanks to a partnership between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and wellness brand Canyon Ranch.

After lagging behind in the Premium Economy stakes, American Airlines is accelerating its offering as the upgrade nears completion on its main fleet. It was the first US domestic carrier to include the cabin.

Billed by organisers as “an opportunity to make business travel easy”, this year’s Air Charter Expo, ACE 2018, takes place at Biggin Hill Airport on 11 September, with the aim of showcasing the best in corporate and business aviation.

Further expansion at its Luton base with the allocation of a ninth A321 Airbus and the launch of new routes to Lisbon from the end of October and Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, from mid-November has been announced by Wizz Air.

London’s Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is running special guided tours on weekends until 9 September to give visitors and residents an unusual view of the operation and the historic areas through which it runs. Richard Cawthorne joined the fun.

The Royal Air Force’s finest musicians are giving audiences across the country their last opportunity to celebrate the centenary of the service on a special concert tour of 11 venues from Poole on 23 September to Manchester on 31 October.

Assembled on programme, fitted with CFM International LEAP-1A engines and painted in house colours in preparation for its initial flight in the coming weeks, the first ACJ320neo has made its public debut at Airbus in Toulouse.

An 18-storey hotel with two floors above ground and the rest below, including two floors under water, is due to open soon in China’s biggest city. The 336 rooms and suites all boast balconies where guests can view waterfalls from the surrounding cliffs.

Dubai Airport’s former vice-president in charge of corporate development, Bryan Thompson, has been appointed CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports, taking with him more than 25 years’ international experience in management and operations.

The Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company and the group behind the Taj brand, is opening a new 108-room Taj Vivanta at Heathrow in three years’ time, its first example of the Vivanta brand in London.